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Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jun 16 6:00pm | Replies (139)Comment receiving replies
I’m in my second month, diagnosed with stage 4 non small cell lung cancer that metastasized into my hip, femoral bone and left frontal lobe. Treatment has been going well with little side effects. Start radiation in July, I feel grateful we have this as an option and not needing to be on IV.
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why are you starting radiation? just curious....without any radiation, my brain tumors shrank significantly on tagrisso alone. i did have 5 rounds of radiation back in november because small amounts of edema managed to envelop several of my brain tumors, thus rendering the tagrisso not working as effectively on those particular tumors. they were slowly growing because of the edema. apparently, tagrisso has a hard time crossing fluid. i put myself on a low dose of mag sulfate and seemingly have not had a problem since. don't really know if the mag sulfate is working or it's just plain ole luck that, so far, no edema has returned. teresa
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Welcome to Mayo Connect @tedvoelker. I'm glad to hear that you are tolerating the treatment with minimal issues. I have a different mutation, ALK, so I've been taking a different targeted therapy drug for 4 years. Sometimes I feel that I got off easy, without having to endure a traditional chemotherapy, but then I'm reminded that I am stage IV and may have to face it in the future. We'll take each day that we get, especially when we're able to live relatively 'normal' lives. You're early in this process, the weight of the diagnosis does get easier over time. Don't be afraid to ask for help.